fuck around in English

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        {
          "text": "Don't fuck around; we have a lot to do."
        }
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        "If you fuck around, you do something without any real goal; you waste time."
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          "word": "fool around"
        },
        {
          "word": "joke around"
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          "word": "screw around"
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          "text": "I've been fucking around with this computer for an hour, and I still can't figure it out."
        }
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        "If you fuck around with something, you try to use it or fix it without really knowing what you're doing."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After the breakup, she fucked around for a while."
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        "If you fuck around, you have sex with many people."
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  "word": "fuck around"
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      "form": "fuck around",
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        {
          "text": "Don't fuck around; we have a lot to do."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you fuck around, you do something without any real goal; you waste time."
      ],
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        "vulgar"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fool around"
        },
        {
          "word": "joke around"
        },
        {
          "word": "screw around"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vulgar"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I've been fucking around with this computer for an hour, and I still can't figure it out."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you fuck around with something, you try to use it or fix it without really knowing what you're doing."
      ],
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        "vulgar"
      ]
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        "Vulgar"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After the breakup, she fucked around for a while."
        }
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        "If you fuck around, you have sex with many people."
      ],
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      ]
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  "word": "fuck around"
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"fuck around" meaning in English

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